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Old 01-17-24, 08:33 AM
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If Lexus listened to me they would have released a green, purple, brown, or anything other than another blue. The BF is a bad fit and it was a totally missed opportunity from Lexus to add to the color palette.
Purple is fine, but not a vivid blue? I'm lost.

Brown would be a bit of a shame. I don't think it works well with all the black accents on the IS 500.
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Originally Posted by arentz07
Purple is fine, but not a vivid blue? I'm lost.

Brown would be a bit of a shame. I don't think it works well with all the black accents on the IS 500.
Deep purple would have been cool. Three blues, no purples. You’re right about brown tho. It doesn’t matter, lots of color possibilities out there.

Would a matte paint finish be so bad on a special edition?
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Originally Posted by ICEforever
Deep purple would have been cool. Three blues, no purples. You’re right about brown tho. It doesn’t matter, lots of color possibilities out there.

Would a matte paint finish be so bad on a special edition?
It's been done before... The 10th Anniversary GS F and RC F had matte Nebula Gray paint. I dig it.



It's pretty cool to see a 1 of 100 car like this in person, gotta say.
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Old 01-18-24, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
It's been done before... The 10th Anniversary GS F and RC F had matte Nebula Gray paint. I dig it.



It's pretty cool to see a 1 of 100 car like this in person, gotta say.
Apologies for highjacking blue thread but…I admire my matted Incognito Grey (recycled pics). 😂



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Old 01-18-24, 08:58 AM
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^^ My former LE #126
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your former? i bought mine Dec 2021! got it PPE'd in January of '22.
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your former? i bought mine Dec 2021! got it PPE'd in January of '22.
He traded it in, along with a second 500, to get his current 500. 😜
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Weird question here Tony.

I know you love your USB, but would you have bought a Grecian Water or Blue Vector if USB wasn't available?
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Weird question here Tony.

I know you love your USB, but would you have bought a Grecian Water or Blue Vector if USB wasn't available?
I would have definitely scoured the country for a GW in 2022, but would’ve been super annoyed over the BV announcement. The BV is richer (IMO) in the sunlight than the GW. If I couldn’t find a GW, the Infrared was the last choice.
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I'm now part of the club, too. Just picked her up tonight. All of the sales guys were taking pictures and videos of it. The "grizzled veteran" sales guy even said that he had never seen a Lexus in this shade of blue before. It's a show stopper!


VEEEEE 8!!!


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Originally Posted by madpistol
I'm now part of the club, too. Just picked her up tonight. All of the sales guys were taking pictures and videos of it. The "grizzled veteran" sales guy even said that he had never seen a Lexus in this shade of blue before. It's a show stopper!


VEEEEE 8!!!


Welcome to the BV club! Best IS500 color 😁😁
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Welcome and Congrats!! 💙#BlueCrew
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Originally Posted by madpistol
I'm now part of the club, too. Just picked her up tonight. All of the sales guys were taking pictures and videos of it. The "grizzled veteran" sales guy even said that he had never seen a Lexus in this shade of blue before. It's a show stopper!


VEEEEE 8!!!

Congrats! Veeeee 8 indeed! Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by ICEforever
If Lexus listened to me they would have released a green, purple, brown, or anything other than another blue. The BF is a bad fit and it was a totally missed opportunity from Lexus to add to the color palette.
I'm right there with you about that first sentence. Would love to have more variety. A deep green or purple color would be muy bueno. Lexus already has Nori and there are established, awesome purples out there in the worlds of Nissan and VW/Audi/Porsche.
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